热水壶

熱水壺

rèshuǐhú

noun

Measure Word

一个热水壶 gè

Meanings

1 kettle
2 hot water kettle
3 thermos

Characters

Examples

我买了一个新的电热水壶。

Wǒ mǎi le yígè xīn de diànrèshuǐhú.

I bought a new electric kettle.

热水壶里的水已经烧开了。

Rèshuǐhú lǐ de shuǐ yǐjīng shāo kāi le.

The water in the kettle has already boiled.

宿舍里每人都有一个热水壶。

Sùshè lǐ měirén dōu yǒu yígè rèshuǐhú.

Everyone in the dorm has their own kettle.

Tips

usage

Covers both the electric kettle (= 电热水壶) and the insulated vacuum flask that keeps water hot. For a stovetop whistling kettle you'd specifically say 烧水壶.

Stroke Order

热 rè

水 shuǐ

壶 hú